本文講太陽石歷上的第8劫,蛇劫。這條盤踞在生命之樹上的大蛇(如圖8-43,44)就是本文的主人公阿茲特蘭,又名金童,特拉洛克。

This article discusses the 8th Catastrophe in the Sunstone Calendar, the Snake Catastrophe. The great serpent coiled on the Tree of Life (as shown in Figures 8-43, 44) is the protagonist of this article, Aztlan, also known as the Golden Boy or Tlaloc.

8-1 龍圖閣大學士 Bachelor Student of Dragon Plan House

傳說阿茲特蘭的中學成績不是很好,也不太差。在納瓦特國擴大招生的情況下,他獲得了政府公務員學徒的資格。這相當於他有了上大學的資格。阿茲特蘭成為了一名市政府的徒工。谷伯去看望他,認為他在那裡的工作沒前途,勸他去首都找工作,並且告訴他如何聯繫一位能夠提供幫助的朋友。

阿茲特蘭到了納瓦特國的首都後,一邊打零工,一邊找政府部門的徒工工作。幾個月後,他被國家博物院錄取了,成為了一名龍圖閣大學士。如圖35,阿茲特蘭對自己的未來充滿了希望。

Legend says that Aztlan had neither very good nor very bad grades in high school. With the expansion of enrollment in Nahuatl, he obtained a civil service apprenticeship, effectively qualifying him for university. He became an apprentice for the city government. A visitor, Uncle Maize, convinced him that his current job was hopeless, advised him to seek employment in the capital, and told him how to contact a friend who could help.

After arriving in the capital of Nahuatl, Aztlan worked odd jobs and sought apprenticeship in government departments. A few months later, he was accepted into the National Museum and became a bachelor student of Dragon Plan House. As shown in Figure 35, Aztlan was full of hope for his future.

龍圖閣是納瓦特國培養年輕幹部的組織部門。這些未來的國家幹部在龍圖閣報到後,就各自去尋找自己的導師。幾個月後,這批學生中就只有阿茲特蘭等幾個徒工沒找到導師了。

一天,龍圖閣的領導九叔對阿茲特蘭說:“我聽說你常去圖書館看關於鬼和神的書。實際上,我們龍圖閣的師生可以使用這城裡的全部的政府圖書館。例如,不遠處的後山達摩院裡藏有很多古籍,我們是有資格使用那個圖書館的。”

Dragon Plan House is an organization in Nahuatl Country that trains young officials. After reporting to Dragon Plan House, these future national officials each go to find their own mentors. Several months later, only a few apprentices, including Aztlan, have not found mentors.

One day, Ninth Uncle, the leader of Dragon Plan House, said to Aztlan, "I heard you often go to the library to read books about ghosts and gods. In fact, the teachers and students of Dragon Plan House have access to all the government libraries in the city. For example, the Law Institute (Dharma Institute) in the back mountain not far away has many ancient books, and we are qualified to use that library."

8-2 阿茲特蘭的第二出生地 Aztlan’s Second Birthplace

一天阿茲特蘭閒着沒事,就按照九叔提供的信息,來到了後山聖廟的達摩院。看門的沙門和裡面的人對阿茲特蘭的到訪都感覺很驚訝,議論紛紛。阿茲特蘭奇怪地問:“怎麼?我們龍圖閣的學生很少來這個地方嗎?”

讀者當知,我們在講奧林運動,這裡是奧林運動的總指揮部。也可以說,阿茲特蘭是從這所達摩院的設計案板上出生的,所以這裡的長老們都感覺新奇!

One day, Aztlan, with nothing to do, followed Ninth Uncle's information and arrived at the Law Institute in the back mountain temple. The monks guarding the gate and the people inside were surprised by Aztlan's visit and were buzzing with discussion. Aztlan asked curiously, "Why? Don't students from our Dragon Plan House often come here?"

Readers, please note that we are discussing the Ollin Movement, and this Law Institute is its headquarters. It could be said that Aztlan was born from the design board of this Law Institute, so the elders here were quite surprised!

當阿茲特蘭第二次來這個圖書館時,裡面的沙門們討論後,出來了一個,笑着對他說:“我聽看門人說,你好像是在找什麼東西。我熟悉這裡的藏書,如果你告訴我你要找什麼?或許我可以幫你!”

阿茲特蘭回答:“找關於生命之樹樹幹的資料。”

When Aztlan came to the library for the second time, the monks inside discussed it, and one of them came out and said to him with a smile: "I heard from the janitor that you seem to be looking for something. I am familiar with the books here. If you tell me what you are looking for, perhaps I can help you!"

Aztlan replied, "Looking for information about the trunk of the Tree of Life."

那位長老沙門幫阿茲特蘭找了幾本書,然後說:“生命之樹的樹幹在我們這裡是一項古代流傳下來的博士研究課題。你先別高興,我們這裡已經幾十年沒授予博士學位了。但是,我們有很多以前學生寫的論文,在庫房裡。如果你想看,可以請圖書管理員帶你去庫房。”

The elder monk helped Aztlan find some books and then said, "The trunk of Life Tree is an ancient doctoral research topic here. Don't get excited yet, we haven't awarded doctoral degrees here in decades. However, we have many theses written by former students in the storage room. If you want to see them, you can ask the librarian to take you there."

阿茲特蘭高興地跟着長老來到了庫房,長老指着一處半屋子的書說:“這些是過去幾百年裡學生們寫的關於生命之樹樹幹的論文。”

Aztlan happily followed the elder to the storeroom. The elder pointed to a room half-filled with books and said, "These are essays written by students over the past few hundred years about the trunk of the Tree of Life."

8-3 碩士學位的研究課題 Master’s Degree Research Topic

阿茲特蘭又來了幾次達摩院後,一位紅袍沙門(即佛,皮主,Xipe Totec)來對他說:“國家的大學士很少來我們這裡。前年來了三位,去年來了兩位,今年到現在為止,就只來了你一個人。我們這裡可以授予學士學位,碩士學位,和博士學位。如果你願意,你可以寫篇文章給我們看看。成為我們的研究生的好處是,你可以申請些研究經費。現在我們有36位在讀博士,當然他們大多數已經是我們的博士生幾十年了(如圖36,停留在樹幹中部的人)。”

After Aztlan visited the Law Institute several more times, a red-robed shaman (i.e., Buddha, Xipe Totec) came to him and said, "The country's great bachelor students rarely come here. Three came the year before last, two came last year, and so far, this year, only you have come. We can award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees here. If you are willing, you can write an article for us to see. The advantage of becoming our graduate student is that you can apply for research funding. We currently have 36 doctoral students, and of course most of them have been our doctoral students for decades (see Figure 36, the person resting in the middle of the tree trunk)."

阿茲特蘭回答:“我現在還是本科生一年級!”

紅袍沙門回答:“那沒關係!取得博士學位需要真才實學,為沙門教做出卓越的貢獻。取得碩士不很難,只要你對沙門教感興趣就可以。說不定,你讀碩士比讀學士快,在拿到學士學位之前就已經拿到碩士學位了!啊!對了,我得跟你說,‘我們不知道生命之樹的樹幹是否真的可以畫出來!’我們的目的是找出一根可以在教學中使用的生命之樹的樹幹!”

Aztlan replied, "I'm still a first-year undergraduate!"

The red-robed Shaman replied, "That's okay! Earning a PhD requires real talent and significant contributions to Shamanism. Earning a Master's isn't difficult; all you need is an interest in Shamanism. Who knows, you might even get a master’s faster than a Bachelor's, earning it before even getting a Bachelor's! Oh, and I must tell you, 'We don't know if the trunk of the Tree of Life can actually be drawn!' Our goal is to find a trunk that can be used in teaching!"

圖36左上角顯示,阿茲特蘭的頭變成了一隻巨大的蠕蟲,表示他就這樣變成了一隻爬在生命之樹上的步屈蟲,走上了不歸路!他接受了這項挑戰。隨後他就從一條蜥蜴變成了一條蛇,就成為了盤踞在生命之樹上的那條大蛇(如圖43,44)。蜥蜴是奧林運動主題線索中的第七劫;大蛇是風劫(太陽石歷的第二象限)的最後一劫。蛇代表貪婪,表示阿茲特蘭在成為特拉洛克的人生旅途上從生命之樹獲得了巨大利益。

The top left corner of Figure 36 shows Aztlan's head transforming into a giant worm, signifying his transformation into an inch worm crawling on the Tree of Life, embarking on a path of no return! He accepted the challenge. Subsequently, he transformed from a lizard into a snake, becoming the great serpent coiled on the Tree of Life (as shown in Figures 43 and 44). The lizard is the seventh tribulation in the Ollin theme line; the Snake is the final catastrophe of the Wind Catastrophe (The second quadrant of the Sunstone calendar). The snake represents greed, indicating that Aztlan gained immense benefits from the Tree of Life on his journey to become Tlaloc.

阿茲特蘭回來後向九叔詢問:“那位紅袍沙門說的是否是真的?”

九叔回答:“當然是真的!紅袍沙門是佛!若不是他真的對你有信心,他不會那麼說!好了!如果你決定開始準備考研究生,為你找學士導師的事我就先擱置了。你在博物院工作,那裡人人都是你的導師!”

Upon returning, Aztlan asked Ninth Uncle, "Is what the red-robed monk said true?"

Ninth Uncle replied, "Of course it's true! The red-robed shaman is a Buddha! If he didn't have true faith in you, he wouldn't have said that! Okay! If you decide to start preparing for graduate school, I'll put the matter of finding you a bachelor's advisor on hold. You work at the museum, and everyone there is your advisor!"

8-4 阿茲特蘭研究生命之樹20多年 Aztlan has studied the Tree of Life for over 20 years

圖42下部代表生命之樹的仙人掌有五片莖,代表着生命之樹的五蘊。圖37顯示,阿茲特蘭前面的仙人掌有六片莖,表示他對目前的生命之樹的設計方案不滿意。

The cactus representing Tree of Life in the lower part of Figure 42 has five stems, representing the five nodes of Tree of Life. Figure 37 shows that the cactus in front of Aztlan has six stems, indicating that he is dissatisfied with the current design of Tree of Life.

圖38是阿茲特蘭被翠玉女創傷後,逃出了納瓦特爾國,正在去往地獄的路上。他背在筐里的果樹代表生命之樹。樹上的果實代表異熟果。他從翠玉女得來的創傷會發育成精神病。精神病就是地獄,就是異熟果。也就是說,阿茲特蘭背後樹上的果實成熟後會落在他的筐里;類似的,他的生命之樹上結出的精神病異熟果成熟後,會落在他的身上,那時他就到達地獄了。

Figure 38 shows Aztlan, after being traumatized by Chalchiuhtlicue, escaping from the Nahuatl kingdom and on his way to Hell. The fruit tree he carries in the basket on his back represents the Tree of Life. The fruit on the tree represents Mutant Fruit. The trauma he suffered from Chalchiuhtlicue will lead to mental illness. Mental illness is Hell, is a Mutant Fruit. In other words, the fruit from the tree behind Aztlan ripens and falls into his basket; similarly, the fruit of “mental-illness mutant-fruit” from his Tree of Life ripens and falls upon him, marking his arrival in Hell.

圖39表示阿茲特蘭(即特拉洛克)和翠玉女結婚後,仍然在設計生命之樹的樹幹。他想把圖5設計成一道法門,也就是把四禪天第九天中的 “墨西-首螺天” 表現出來。墨西代表圖15右端的那根線,代表墨西哥法典的主題線索。首螺就是圖15左端的那個螺殼,代表翠玉女。可是他怕這個更改會惹翠玉女生氣。歡樂的翠玉女是女神,是福;悲傷哭泣的翠玉女是殃。他惹翠玉女生氣了,他就遭殃了,會患胃腸潰瘍。圖中正在叮咬月牙臉的蟲子代表蜣螂蟲,代表胃腸潰瘍。月牙臉代表特拉洛克。

Figure 39 shows that after Aztlan (Tlaloc) married Chalchiuhtlicue, he was still designing the trunk of the Life Tree. He intended to design Figure 5 as a juristic door, specifically to represent “Mexi First-Conch Sky” in the ninth sky of Fourth Meditation Sky. Mexi represents the line on the right side of Figure 15, representing the thematic thread of Mexican Codex. First-Conch is the conch shell on the left side of Figure 15, representing Chalchiuhtlicue. However, he feared that this change would anger Chalchiuhtlicue. The joyful Chalchiuhtlicue is a goddess, is a fortune; the sorrowful and weeping Chalchiuhtlicue is a misfortune. If he angered Chalchiuhtlicue, he would encounter a misfortune and develop a gastrointestinal ulcer. The insect biting the crescent-faced figure in the figure represents a dung beetle, representing gastrointestinal ulcers. The crescent-faced figure represents Tlaloc.

圖40,41,42都是古墨西哥的生命之樹。圖43,44是古日耳曼人的生命之樹。圖45是古代中華文化中的生命之樹。

Figures 40, 41, and 42 are all examples of Tree of Life from ancient Mexico. Figures 43 and 44 are examples of Tree of Life from ancient Germanic people. Figure 45 is an example of Tree of Life from ancient Chinese culture.

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